Kuda | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Nagaland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kuda |
Coordinates: | 25.8955°N 93.7343°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast India |
Subdivision Name2: | Nagaland |
Subdivision Name3: | Dimapur District |
Established Date: | 1941 |
Government Type: | Village Council |
Governing Body: | Kuda Village Council |
Leader Title: | Chairman |
Leader Name: | Vikie Nagi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 16,108 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | English |
Demographics1 Title2: | Major languages |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 797112 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Kuda, formerly Nagarjan, is an Angami Naga village, located in the Dimapur District of the Indian state of Nagaland, India. As of 2011 census, Kuda had a total population of 16,108 inhabitants.[1]
Kuda is one of the oldest Naga villages in Dimapur area and one of the biggest in Nagaland. Being located on banks of the fertile Dhansiri, the village has been the main producer and supplier of fresh vegetables and fruits to Dimapur markets. The village post-statehood, had won many awards from the State's Agriculture Department for its hard work and productivity such as "Best Farmer", "Biggest Vegetable", etc during the Annual Agri Exhibitions, when often a single Pumpkin would yield a record 10 kg, Gourds 8 kg, Cabbage 5 kg, Papaya 5 kg, etc.
Kuda village was established in 1941. It was previously known as 'Nagarjan' but a resolution on 14 May 1999 by the Kuda Village Council officially changed the name to its present name.[2]
Kuda is bounded by Dimapur to the north, Thahekhü and Signal Angami village to the west, Dhansiri River to the east and Toulazouma to the south.